The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-28
Probability that England Will Not Insist
Upon Ratification at Present-Conflicting
Reports as to the Sultan's Action.
The Pope Reconsiders His Proposed In
vestigation of Irish Church Affairs.
Debate in the English Commons on the Pro-
priety of Making the Coercion Law Per-
manent-Parnell's Discipline Wins.
THE EGYPTIAN TREATY.

France Acting In Russia's sInterest-EnGland
Not Likely TO Insist Upon Ratificstion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LONDON June 27.-The temporizing attitude
of Turkey in the matter of signing the Anglo
Turkish treaty, in the negotiation of which the
Sultan's representatives displayed so much ardor
and enthusiasm, is the uppermost topic Of dis
cussion in political circles and among the gen
eral public as we'll The belief is now gaining
ground and re ;eiving confrmatory impetus from
constant accessions of information. official and
unofficial, but equally trustworthy, that France
is acting in the affair simply as a cats paw for
Russia. Really, Frances interests in Egypt
greater than those of Russia, but Russia's in
terests in Bulgaria and India more vital
than those of France. and from Frances associa-
ton with her in protesting against EnGland's i'm
piled control over the land of the Pharaohs,
Russia expects to secure formidable ally in the
prosecution of her Asiatic schemes and Balkan
intrigues. Thus the combined opposition of
those two powers to the Egyptian treaty may be
regarded not much protest against the stat
Of Egypt which the treaty provides for.
the initiation of policy of coercion on the part
of Russia against England and India That
this view of the situation has forced itself upon
the government is now quite obvious from the
fact that Lord Salisbury held prolonged confer
ence with Sir Evelyn Barring, British diplomatic
agent in Egypt, to-day, resulting in eliciting
from the Premier expressions of opinion almost
identical with the foregoing Lord Salisbury
doubts the sincerity of France. but is convinced
of the futility of her adopting any conrse other
than the one she has TAKEN owing to the fact
that Frances isolation from tho continental
powers has made Russia's friendship necessary
to her. and the knowledge that it can be acquired
and maintained only through concerted action
in matters suggested and conducted by Russia
1t is, therefore, apparent that Lord Salisbury
sees nothing to be gained by insisting upon the
ratification of the treaty, and would rather than
not, matters have shaped themselves,
Sir Henry Drummond VOLTS mission turn out
failure. The Egyptian matter can wait, but
the question of Russia's supremacy on the
Afghan frontier will admit of delay in set
tlement; neither can England afford to place
herself in position of offering to Russia the
slightest pretext for aggression retaliation;
nor can she just now allow the Sultan to get into
trouble which England would have to help him
out of. England has in her history gained a
great many substantial victories by the exercise
of patience, virtue of which she possesses an
abundance, and she can more proftably leave
the Egyptian question for future decis-
ion while prosecuting the settlement of
more vital matters, than to commit the blunder
of insisting upon the possession Of the Egyptian
shadow, the Indian substance meanwhile drift
ing into the hands of her enemy. In considera-
ton of this view of the situation it would not
be rash to predict that the Sultan's signature will
not be appended to the treaty for long time to
come
A telegram from Cairo says: cit is stated that
Ahmed Moukhtar, the Turkish commissioner,
has heard that the Sultan will refuse to ratify
the Egyptian convention French dispatches
from Constantinople assert that the Sultan has
been induced to sign the convention by the rep
resentations of his Ministers that France &C
quiesced in such action"
The London Standards Paris correspondent
asserts that the Sultan will ratfy the Egyptian
treaty after its phraseology has been slightly
modified, not changing its substance, however,
in order to avoid giving offense to Moslem
feelinpa